a thick piece of wood that is cut from or has fallen from a tree 原木 
logs for the fire 烧火用的木材
Extra ExamplesThe road was blocked by fallen logs. 倒下的原木堵住了道路。 They haul the logs into the sawmill. 他们把木头运进了锯木厂。 a pile of sawn logs 一摞锯好的木头 logs crackling in the fireplace 壁炉里烧得劈啪作响的木头
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cut
- sawn
- fallen
- …
- chop
- saw
- split
- …
- blaze
- burn
- crackle
- …
- cabin
- house
- fire
- …
- (also logbook)
an official record of events during a particular period of time, especially a journey on a ship or plane （某时期事件的）正式记录，日志；（尤指）航海日志，飞行日志 Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by waterc1, Transport by airc1They keep a log of any accidents that occur at work. 他们把工作中发生的任何事故都记到日志上。 She kept a log of their voyage. 她记了航海日志。 A senior officer made a note in the ship's log. 一个高级官员在航海日志上作了批注。 The captain's log stopped abruptly in May 1944. 船长日志在1944年5月突然停止。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- detailed
- daily
- captain’s
- …
- keep
- maintain
- update
- …
- book
- sheet
- entry
- …
a written or digital record of activity on a computer or phone line 日志： 计算机或电话线上的书面或数字活动记录I checked the server's error logs. 我查验了服务器的错误日志。 The lawyers will review phone logs and other records. 律师将查阅通话记录和其他记录。
- (informal,
mathematics 数学 a logarithm (= any of a series of numbers set out in lists that make it possible to work out problems by adding and subtracting instead of multiplying and dividing) 对数
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 Middle English (in the sense ‘bulky mass of wood’): of unknown origin; perhaps symbolic of the notion of heaviness.
Idioms
as easy as anything/as pie/as ABC/as falling off a log
- (informal)
very easy or very easily 十分容易；极容易；轻而易举 The whole procedure is as easy as ABC. 整个程序和ABC一样简单。 Fooling him was as easy as falling off a log. 愚弄他就像从木头上掉下来一样容易。
sleep like a log/baby
- (informal)
to sleep very well 沉睡；酣睡 He was so tired after all his exertions, he slept like a baby. 一番辛苦后他累极了，睡得像婴儿一样沉。 I usually sleep like a log. 我通常睡得很沉。